Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... Mastodon found in the gravel near Niagara - is physically impossible . If the same chemical forces that acted on that skele- ton disintegrated during that period immense masses of the most solid rocks , and bore their detritus 396 THE ...
... Mastodon found in the gravel near Niagara - is physically impossible . If the same chemical forces that acted on that skele- ton disintegrated during that period immense masses of the most solid rocks , and bore their detritus 396 THE ...
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... Mastodon buried in the soil near Niagara , could continue there as Sir C. Lyell supposes , through thirty thousand years , without undergoing more than a slight decomposition ? Does not the perishable nature of those relics confute the ...
... Mastodon buried in the soil near Niagara , could continue there as Sir C. Lyell supposes , through thirty thousand years , without undergoing more than a slight decomposition ? Does not the perishable nature of those relics confute the ...
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Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against Theories David Nevins Lord Vista completa - 1857 |
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